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Preparation of anion exchange membrane using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for alkaline water electrolysis

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An anion exchange membrane was prepared by the chloromethylation and the amination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), as the base polymer. The membrane properties of the prepared anion exchange membrane, including ionic conductivity, ion exchange capacity, and water content were measured. The ionic conductivity of the prepared anion exchange membrane was in the range of 0.098×10−2-7.0×10−2S cm−1. The ranges of ion exchange capacity and water content were 1.9-3.7meq./g-dry-membrane and 35.1-63.1%, respectively. The chemical stability of the prepared anion exchange membrane was tested by soaking in 30 wt% KOH solution to determine its availability as a separator in the alkaline water electrolysis. The ionic conductivity during the chemical stability test largely did not change.

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  1. Grad. School, Department Green Energy, Hoseo University, Asan City, Chungnam, 336-795, Korea

    Gab-Jin Hwang, Soo-Yeon Bong & Cheol-Hwi Ryu

  2. Energy & Machinery Korea Co., Ltd, Changwon, 642-090, Korea

    Soo-Gon Lim

  3. Department Chemical Engineering, Kyungil University, Gyeongsan, 712-701, Korea

    Ho-Sang Choi

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Hwang, GJ., Lim, SG., Bong, SY. et al. Preparation of anion exchange membrane using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for alkaline water electrolysis. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 32, 1896–1901 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-015-0005-2

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